By Azuka Ogujiuba
Have you ever been in a place where, for no particular reason, you just feel energized and full of life from within?Â
That is the kind of energy and lively feeling​ ​at the Wazobia FM Carnival.Â
The level of fun, even before the event​ started, was​ 360; from the beautiful red carpet to the well-organised vendor spots to the liveliness from the stage with a mix of good music from D​J​ MoonLait.
The 2-day carnival​ held​ on the 3rd and 4th of February, was full of life, fun, and everything exciting that comes with a carnival. The hosts were Yaw, Lolo1​ ​and Igos (the prince of ​W​azobia), who kicked off the event with some exciting dance competitions- they brought ​o​u​t ​dancer​s​ in the attendees.
Not to forget the parade, led by the​ SOCA dancers, in the two days of the carnival, which started all the way from Etim Inyang Crescent down Muri Okunola Park. The carnival was attended by the ​C​commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Lagos state, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Tourism, Arts and Culture​, ​Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, Director of Tourism, Arts and Culture​, ​Mrs. Otunlana Saidat Olaitan.
The carnival never ran short of performing acts, from music to comedy and show of Lagos State rich cultural heritage and all.Â
The crowd was cracked up by A-list comedian​: ​Basket Mouth, Funny​ ​Bone, MC Abbey, Pencil, Ushebe, Julius Agwu, Still Ringing Baba Kay, just to mention a few.​ ​Phyno, Skales, Small Doctor, MC Galaxy, Sound Sultan, Korede Bello, Ratata Nation of Wazobia fm​ thrilled the audience to a memorable carnival​.
The children were well taken care of, parents had nothing to worry about, there was children’s corner with their famous bouncing castle, video games and other loads of kids fun stuffs.
Football fans were not left out of the equation, as there was Sports Village with Femi and the Gang, bringing live matches from premiere league to La Liga and the just concluded CHAN.
It goes without saying that the Wazobia F​M​ Carvinal was all shades of fun and the carnival has distinctly​ created a platform to showcase the rich cultural heritage of Lagos to Africa and the world at large.
The ​W​azobia ​FM​ carnival was proudly ​supported​ ​I​ndomie, Nobel carpets, Lush Hair and Samsung.
